Tom Kalender


Tom Kalender is a German racing driver currently competing in DTM for Landgraf Motorsport. He is the youngest champion in ADAC GT Masters history at sixteen years, six months and 23 days old.

Early career

Formula 4

At the start of 2023, Kalender was named as one of three drivers in ADAC's Formula Junior Team. A few months later, it was announced that Kalender would race in the 2023 [French F4 Championship]. In the first round of the season at Nogaro he finished 12th on debut, feeling "a little disappointed" as he missed out on reverse-grid pole for race two. In race two he gained one position to finish 11th, but his promising form ended in race three where he retired following a collision. Following a difficult weekend at Magny-Cours where he was only able to finish 13th in race three, Kalender scored his first points of the season at Pau by finishing seventh and eighth in the final two races of the weekend. The following round at Spa-Francorchamps proved to be Kalender's best weekend of the season, as he finished fifth and seventh in races one and three, respectively.
At Misano, Kalender finished 16th in race one with a broken front wing, and after a retirement in race two, finished 12th in race three. In the penultimate round of the season at Lédenon, started on a promising note, with Kalender running as high as eighth and finishing tenth in race one. After missing out on points in race two, owing to a setup change going "the wrong direction", Kalender ran as high as seventh in race three but was forced into retirement after contact with Jason Leung on the penultimate lap. After a difficult final round of the season at Paul Ricard, Kalender made a one-off appearance in the 2023 [Italian F4 Championship|Italian F4 Championship] in the final round of the season at Vallelunga.

GT racing

2024

Kalender retained ADAC support for 2024 but switched to 2024 [ADAC GT Masters|ADAC GT Masters], partnering Elias Seppänen at Landgraf Motorsport. Finishing runner-up on his series debut at Oschersleben, Kalender then missed out on race two pole by 0.031 seconds but rebounded to take his first win of the season. In the following round at Zandvoort, Kalender extended his points lead by winning race one from pole position. Missing out on race one pole by 0.076 seconds at the Nürburgring, Kalender initially fell to seventh, but as Elias Seppänen got in the car, he was able to gain five positions and finish second. In race two, Kalender was fighting for the podium but a late-race collision sent him back to sixth. In the following round at Spa-Francorchamps, Kalender won from pole position in race one, and initially won race two, but were classified sixth after being given a penalty. At the Red Bull Ring, Kalender finished third in race one after having started 11th, while in race two he was able to maintain the lead of the race until the end to take his fourth win of the season.
In the final round of the season at the Hockenheimring, Kalender finished third in race one to win the ADAC GT Masters title with a race to spare. In the season finale, Kalender overtook Alexander Schwarzer at the hairpin following a safety car restart, to take his fifth win of the season. Kalender also made one-off appearances for Madpanda Motorsport in both the 2024 [GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup] and the 2024 [GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup|GT World Challenge Europe Sprint Cup].

2025

On February 12, it was announced that Kalender would step up to DTM with Landgraf Motorsport, alongside Lucas Auer, in his first year as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver. In his rookie year in DTM, Kalender scored his first points in race two at the Lausitzring by finishing 15th, before scoring points in all but six races to end the year 21st in points with a best result of fifth at the Hockenheimring. During 2025, Kalender also made one-off apperances in the ST-X class of the Super Taikyu Series for Craft-Bamboo Racing, and the Silver Cup of the GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup for GetSpeed. At the end of the year, Kalender finished second in the Indianapolis 8 Hour for Mercedes-AMG Team GMR.

2026

Kalender was retained as a Mercedes-AMG junior driver for 2026.

Racing record

Racing career summary

‡ Team standings

Complete French F4 Championship results

Year123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
2023NOG
1
12		NOG
2
11		NOG
3
Ret		MAG
1
19		MAG
2
18		MAG
3
13		PAU
1
11		PAU
2
7		PAU
3
8		SPA
1
5		SPA
2
15		SPA
3
7		MIS
1
16		MIS
2
Ret		MIS
3
12		LÉD
1
10		LÉD
2
11		LÉD
3
18†		LEC
1
17		LEC
2
12		LEC
3
15		16th23

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

YearTeam12345678910111213141516171819202122DCPoints
2023PHM RacingIMO
1
IMO
2
IMO
3
IMO
4
MIS
1
MIS
2
MIS
3
SPA
1
SPA
2
SPA
3
MNZ
1
MNZ
2
MNZ
3
LEC
1
LEC
2
LEC
3
MUG
1
MUG
2
MUG
3
VLL
1
27		VLL
2
Ret		VLL
3
23		49th0

Complete ADAC GT Masters results

YearTeamCar123456789101112DCPoints
2024Landgraf MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoOSC
1
23		OSC
2
12		ZAN
1
11		ZAN
2
83		NÜR
1
22		NÜR
2
63		SPA
1
11		SPA
2
62		RBR
1
3		RBR
2
11		HOC
1
31		HOC
2
12		1st253

Complete GT World Challenge Europe results

GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup

YearTeamCarClass1234567Pos.Points
2024Madpanda MotorsportMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSilverLEC
SPA
6H
SPA
12H
SPA
24H
NÜR
32		MNZ
JED
30th10
2025GetSpeedMercedes-AMG GT3 EvoSilverLECMNZSPA
6H
64†		SPA
12H
66†		SPA
24H
Ret		NÜRBAR
17		23th18

Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results

YearTeamCar12345678910111213141516PosPoints
2025Mercedes-AMG
Team Landgraf		Mercedes-AMG GT3 EvoOSC
1
17		OSC
2
20		LAU
1
16		LAU
2
15		ZAN
1
17		ZAN
2
15		NOR
1
13		NOR
2
Ret		NÜR
1
13		NÜR
2
17		SAC
1
21		SAC
2
Ret		RBR
1
18		RBR
2
11		HOC
1
15		HOC
2
5		21st25